Happenings at NHFPL

Get Caught Reading with the New Haven Free Public Library!

Calling all readers and Summer Learning participants! Join the Get Caught Reading Challenge to share your progress! This year’s all ages Summer Learning Challenge is now underway. We invite you to share your book joy and reading progress with us. You can contribute in several ways: On Social Media Now through August, post what you’re … Continued

The New Haven Heroes at Pearl Harbor

Many New Haveners served at Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack. Perhaps the most widely known was the New Haven Naval Reserve Unit, which had been called to duty in May that year and assigned to the USS Solace, a hospital ship.

NHFPL’s 2023-24 Annual Report: Building Community and Transforming Lives

Discover the New Haven Free Public Library’s 2023-24 Annual Report, now available online! Explore a transformative year filled with innovative programs, expanded services, and impactful community partnerships. From advancing digital inclusion to fostering literacy and creativity, the report highlights how the Library continues to empower and inspire New Haven’s diverse community. Click on the image below to read the full report and see how your Library is making a difference every day.

A promotional graphic for the New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) Microbranch in partnership with Long Wharf Theatre. The NHFPL logo, featuring an owl, appears at the top left. Below, the text 'She Loves Me' is prominently displayed in bold purple letters over a collage of roses and geometric shapes forming a heart. The word 'Microbranch' is positioned beneath the collage. At the bottom, the text reads: 'Presented in partnership with Long Wharf Theatre.' The background is a light pink color

She Loves Me Microbranch

Starting this season, Long Wharf Theater (LWT) and the New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) is proud to restore more of our previous partnership offerings, including library microbranches based on each of LWT’s productions.

City Directories at NHFPL

By: Allison Botelho, Local History Librarian City directories hold a trove of information on New Haven, its households, organizations, and businesses. Issued yearly, most of ours were published by the Price & Lee Company.  Similar to phone books (if you remember those), they are a yearly snapshot showing every entity that had an address, making … Continued

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